I was just informed that my GF's cousin will be SHIPPED over to Iraq to fight the "terrorists"
She as well as him are really bummed. He was just getting ready to quit the reserves.


Sucks

oh well .. what are his expertise?

I dunno
hes a navy reserve

Prolly go on the front line


O well???

no .. not oh well anymore ...

that sucks!

hopefully it all goes well, and he comes home soon!

my cousin got to stay in Sahdoms (spl)? palace and swim in his pool and his work is not safe. they send him out first to mark where they are gonna bomb.

Good luck to him.

And he knew what he was getting in to when he voluntary signed on.

Thanks for the positive words guys


Thats what I told my gf, however she told me something along the lines of he didnt expect that being a "navy" reserve would mean he had a good chance of going. Also, he wanted out but for some reason had to remain active. He just got married to and is about to have a baby

As long as we find those WMD's right?...erm...I mean the ties to al-queda...erm...well, as long as....

Fuckin bush

i hope he comes home safe

Best of luck to your gf's cousin. Let's hope everything comes out alright (And, he's not secretly shipped to Iran or N. Korea)

or pittsburgh...YIKES!!

hehe

thanks guys!

Well I'm a bit with Neo on this one. If you don't want to fight, don't join the army, don't support a military president, and don't encourage don't give the army your mental abilities and physical presence. Otherwise, expect to fight. I'm not exactly crying for the dudes at Enron when they went on trial. Don't want to get burned...don't feed the fire.

Hopefully nothing will happen to him, I don't wish anything on our men and women there just because they made some mistakes in the past anymore than I wish death or paralyses on someone who was yound and silly and got in sped too fast in a car. Tell your GF that elections are *planned* for the end of the year, so *maybe* he won't be there that long. Its a long shot, but probably the best news to hold on to.

Oh I know he should have expected it. I just think its sad, more for him and her than me bc I really dont know him.

Thanks guys!!

He has no idea

I know

indeed

By the way, the elections are scheduled for Jan. 30th (will my sister get a birthday present?).

My cousin is going to Iraq in January as well.

I'm sorry to hear that, of course. Iraq is not safe and it will by far not be safe for months and years to come.

However, I can only repeat what neo_wolf said. He did sign up for military voluntary. Here in Germany, people do have to serve their time in the army (or to alternative service i.e. hospitals, churches etc.) whether they want it or not. In the USA, it is all voluntary, so if someone decides to get into it, it cannot be denied that it is their own fault. You cannot "assume" that you won't get into some real military action. If you sign up for the military, there are consequences to be thought of.

I feel very very sad for his family, though and I hope he'll stay fine as I don't want his family to be without a father.

No offense, but its fucking retarded to blaim Bush. A BIG hello. Why the hell would you sign up for the reserves if you don't want to go to war? Sorry, thats hypocracy.

Because I don't agree with his "war" we are fighting. Don't tell me Im a hypocrite